As anyone who has worked with their laptop on their lap knows, after a while your computer gets hot. The greater the demands you place on your notebook, such as running multiple programs or using ...

When running resource-intensive applications, you may notice unexplained drops in your CPU speed. These drops are often caused by CPU throttling, a power-saving feature in Windows in which the CPU ...

Six years after its initial launch, auto-cpufreq version 3.0.0 is now available. For those wondering, auto-cpufreq is an ...

This post is a quick sequel of my previous article jam-packed with my personal experiences and observations while I was fiddling with standard 4-wire PC cooling fans. Today I will be talking about the ...

Hack #26 from PC Hacks by Jim Aspinwall (O’Reilly Media). Adjusting the power supply voltage to your CPU can make all the difference between an erratically performing speed-hack and a stable screaming ...

The point of this guide is to show the latest and greatest in fan control technology on Intel Z270 motherboards and to help you understand what each brand has to offer in their high-end products. I ...

My CPU fan is currently set in the bios as manual (PWM). it's set to roughly 90% of maximum speed right now which to me is the ideal balance between noise and cooling (cpu at 50 *C idle, 60 *C 100% ...